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Portland Observer, October 15, 1961 Page 3 Dean's Beauty Salon is n o w bringing you N a il Tips $25.00 The Ku Klux Kian is both growing and splintering, both dangerous trends boding more trouble for mi norities in this country. The Anti-Defamation League es timates national membership in va rious Kian factions at between 9,500 ■nd 11,000, reflecting a slight in crease over its estimate o f about three years ago. Stewart Lewengrub of the League says, “ There’s a growing tendency o f Kian groups splintering o ff be cause some members feel they are not violent enough.” Last M ay, agents o f the federal Bureau o f Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (A T F ) arrested ten people affiliated with the KKK for conspir ing to bomb the office o f the N AACP in Catonsville, Maryland. Also in May, A TF agents arrested Q. Congressman Wyden, now that the first round o f budget cuts have actually gone into effect, what do you think o f the prospects fo r a healthier economy? A. I wish I could be more optimis tic. I certainly hope the Administra tion’s program works— I think we all do. But I have to admit, I have major concerns. In many ways, the Reagan Administration’s fiscal policies are like a grim fairy tale. The President and his economic advisers have forgwaoka. six people, allegedly members o f a KKK splinter group for conspiring to bomb a Jewish synagogue and Jewish businesses in Nashville, Ten nessee. But the case perhaps drawing the most attention was the plotted over throw of the government of Domin ica in the Caribbean. That was planned by 10 mercenaries, 9 of whom were either connected with the Kian or Nazi movements. Agents o f the A T F were respon sible for those arrests, too. According to the Klanwatch of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Atlanta, Kian faction* are working closer with Nazi groups and are be coming more anti-semitic. The Klanwatch project doesn’t just watch the K ian’s activities. It filed suit in U.S. District Court in Texas and won a restraining order promised an economic wonderland with no hard choices and no tough trade-offs. They said we could cut taxes to the bone, send defense spending to the moon and still wind up balancing the budget. W ell, all I ’ve seen so far are federal deficits that are spiraling out of control and interest rates that are skyrocketing. We simply must return to l-plus- I-cquals-t wo economics if we really hope Io achieve a healthier economy. I would begin by making more spending cuts in "sacred cow" pro ■gainst Kian intimidation o f Viet prevent violence. namese refugee shrimpers in a O ulf Historically the A T F has been Coast town. best known for its relentless pursuit The SPLC is also trying to prove o f moonshiners. Yes, the A T F has that the operation by the Texas Kian been knonw to most o f us as the of a paramilitary training camp vio "Revenooers.” lates an old state bw. And guess what, in President Morris Dees, chief trial lawyer of R c*S tn’s latest budget proposals the SPLC says 34 states already which contain drastic cutbacks for have such laws but most either do federal law enforcement agencies, not realize they exist or neglect to the A T F is facing extinction. W ith use them. the growth of personal ownership of It ’s interesting to note the role of automatic and semi-automatic wea the A T F in all this. Despite the im pons in this country, it seems to me pressive arrests it has made in cases to be a horribly inappropriate time of potential or completed racial vio to end its long history. lence, its director, O .R . Dickerson Incidentally the FB I is facing a ’ ays, “ The Kian as a whole has not possible budget cut o f between 44 been targeted for investigation.” He and 50 billion. says when his agents have grounds Recalling Reagan’s very strong for reasonable suspicion o f illegal law and order position it seems activities, they can infiltrate a Kian inconsistent that he talks one game or other groups and have done so to and budgets another. 215 N.E. Hancock • 282-3379 Aak for Ma. Jovce Baldwin. Manicurist. Retirement Housing Knights of Pythias Retirement Canter, a nawty-constructed retirement com plex in Vancouver, Washington, is accepting applications for low income elderly eligible for HUD Section 8 rent subsidy. Construction to be complete December 1961. For application, contact: federal government is borrowing enormous sums to pay its debts and Americans are saving less than ever before. Instead o f using up our credit for speculation, corporate takeovers and foreign lending, we should conserve it for domestic use for housing, industrial expansion, farmers and small business. Without these steps, I fear we will soon face a time when there are few er farmers, fewer small businessmen and businesswomen and fewer homebuilders. And th at’ s some thing we simply cannot afford. One area in which changes are be ing made is in the Internal Affairs Division. Some citizens have ex pressed a concern in our ability to police ourselves. The primary con cern was citizens* confidence that complaints would be fairly investi gated. Commissioner Jordan formed a Task Force (hat was to look at the effectiveness of this unit and suggest changes. I carefully reviewed the present structure and the citizens task force report. I agreed with the report that changes need to be made. The rec ommendations were constructive and have m erit, and I have made several changes based at least in part, on this report. First, the Internal A ffairs D ivi sion was transferred to the Investi- gatev Branch and given a new title We are also working with the Dis trict Attorney’s Office in order to expedite those criminal cases which also have complaints against o ffi cers. For example, if an individual complains o f being assaulted by a police officer following his arrest for burglary, the burglary prosecu tion would be expedited in order that the citizen’s complaint can be investigated immediately following the adjudication o f the crim inal matter. The process will save several weeks, or possibly months, of delay. Additionally, the Internal Investiga tions Division will routinely recon tact the complainant once the crim inal matter is adjudicated. A d d itio n ally, the Bureau will fully explain the process by which the complaint will be investigated and resolved. The complainant, at the conclusion of the investigation, will receive a response letter specific to the particular case, to include a synopsis o f the investigation and findings. The use of form letters will be discontinued. The Internal A f fairs Division will personally review the case with the complainant, if the complainant so desires. Internally, managers of the Bu reau will be automatically notified when a particular officer is the sub ject o f complaints from citizens which exceed established criteria. An interesting statistic is that the number o f complaints to Internal Investigations about officers had dropped 46 per cent during the months of June, July and August of 1981 as compared to the same months in 1980. At the same time, the number of sustained complaints remained numerically the same over both periods which means that the percentage of sustained complaints are up while the total number of complaints are down. This shows that we are continuing to deal with problems that are brought to our at tention. I view these changes as a positive response to the constructive criticism based upon a great deal of effort on the part of the task force. I intend to discuss other areas of concern. Internal Investigations is an important part of the Police Bu reau and therefore warranted an en tire article. Future articles will ad dress such areas as m inority re cruiting, use of physical force and training. I f you have comments or ques- I J I I I J YEH, I’d like to know more I money. Pleaae send me a free booklet of energy tipa. I Nam e. Addreaa ■ C ity________State — Z ip------- ■ Clip and mail to "Energy," Box «2, Oak Ridge, TN 37880. I . | oil refinery in Macon County, A la bama, and from the inception of the project, local, state, and federal en tities used almost every device at their command to thwart the con struction of the first Black-owned oil refinery in America. The Maryland Congressman was especially critical of the Small Busi ness Administration. " I t is my firm belief,” he stated, "that S.B. A. im posed certain contractual require ments on Wallace and Wallace with the full knowledge that those re quirements in and of themselves al most guaranteed that the oil refinery would not succeed.” Mitchell added that a recent court decision, which ordered that a mi nority firm be reinstated to 8-a sta tus, demonstrates that the Small Business Administration did indeed make arbitrary and capricious de mands on a minority firm. This case involved Oklahom a Aerotronics, Inc., which had been dismissed from the 8-a program. On August 27, 1981, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered that Oklahoma Aerotronics, Inc., be restored to 8-a status, citing that S.B.A acted unlawfully, arbitrarily, capriciously, and abused discretion. “ I believe a similar vendetta pat tern was followed by S.B. A in the case o f Wallace and W allace,” Mitchell said, “ and we must not, cannot permit the stifling of minor ity enterprise in this fashionl” On August 27, 1981, Wallace and Wallace filed suit against the Small Business Administration in the U.S. District Court for the District o f Columbia seeking injunctive relief. brought to you every week by A M E R IC A N S T A TE B A N K nam . h8.lf U S ' Prosid« " '> »ad no middle T h n m . i « ’ _ ,n C Ud'nfl G eOf9e W a s h in g to n , Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. ■ m t a X i " m ° 8' ,re<’ u e n ,lv m issPe,l«d w o rd s is in Tho b e c o m e th e 088,0 u n it o f m o " « y American State Bank (ions regarding the Portland Police Bureau, send them to me thaough the Public Information Office, 222 S.W . Pine, Portland, OR 97204. I w ill not be able to respond in my open letters to each and every con cern. but will select those which will assist in improving communications and relations with (he community. AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2737 N. E. Union Portland, Oregon 97212 M HEATING OIL BILLS WOULD JUST DRIVE YOU CLEAR OUT OF YOUR M IN D ...99 / V 7? . I Mitchell requests investigation Congressman Parren J. Mitchell (D -7 th -M d .) w ill request the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what he describes as “ a conspiracy” against Wallace and Wallace Chem ical and Oil Corporation. M itchell reports that Charles Wallace in 1974 sought to build an ^ m the U .S till 16 years after the Declaration o f Inde pendence. Before that, Americans used many differ ent kmds of m oney including Spanish, French and British currency. by Police Chief Ron Still o f Internal Investigations. One of the reasons that this was done was to provide additional investigative resources to the Division. Also, a new and easily understood brochure describing exactly how to make a complaint, will be published and widely circulated throughout the community. In addition to the brochure, there will be a listing in the new telephone directory that will read, “ complaints against police," as a further means to identify the Division. Equal Housing Opportunity ( 5 grams such as defense spending, synthetic fuel loans and tobacco subsidies—programs that have gone virtually untouched by the budget axe. I think we must also continue fed eral investments in waterways, high ways, job training centers, timber- lands and sewers to build a oase for more jobs— a critical issue in Ore gon where unemployment ap proaches 10 per cent. A third step is what I call credit conservation. Right now, America is desperately short o f credit. The An Open Letter When I was appointed C hief of the Portland Police Bureau, I stated that in six months I could make major changes. I need this time in order to take a critical look at all the way the total Bureau was operating. My goal was then and is to have the Bureau efficiently and professional ly provide services to the citizens of Portland, and I will make whatever changes are necessary to meet this goal. While we are still in the first six months of my appointment, I would like to provide you with a brief syn opsis of the changes in organization and policy made to date. M r. C. Allen Small, Administrator Oregon-Washington Pythian Home 3409 Main Street Vancouver, WA 96963 Phone (206): 996-4376 'Á »7. 4 / 0 W tiiiiii i H] W e re down to a monthly payment that isn't bad at all I got a good furnace its fast It s clean we re both happy and satisfied with it Roger and Edna Headlee of Northeast Portland are retired The money they are saving by having converted from oil to natural gas is extremely important Io them »«w o, gee « 4 3 »Sk«w M S t«A2 Eugen« 342 M S I IVKxHn CXy «S» - t i l l Satom SSS-M tl. Th« M I m T e e t » « W noouwr SSS-tSI I. 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